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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24
F.0CAI. EsFsEyETEEs.

Large numbers Of railroad ties were dis
passed Of in Fredericksburg last week.
Mr.. George T.. Chancellor has recently
taken from one of his farms, near Freder,
icksburg, several linc specimens OF camel
coal.
Steamboat inspectors Valentine and Sa-
Vile were busy at Washington Monday
investigating the collision between the Elk
celsior and the Lady of the Lake. The case
was not concluded.
August F. Loose, formerly OF this city,
has fled bill in equity, in Washington,
against Constant Ponnef, 10 dissolve their
partnership and TO restrain tho defendant
from interfering with the business. Inc
bill states that on April the partnership
vas formed to carry on he dairy business.
MIR. Bnmgartcn, the oouti actor i"r rcnumOer-
ing the houses OF the city, denies The statement
that he has lot paid oil his assistants aud says
that with one exception all his employees are
Alcxandrians. He also says he has three sets OF
men at work renumbcring tho houses and IS push
ing the work as fast as possible. lie has been re-
tsrded in his operations by numbers OF citizens
who have asked fer time to determine tho style OIL
numbers they want
A sail boat ran into an old pile in the river oil
the canal outlet lock Yesterday and was capsized.
The steamer Virginia to-day made IN unsuccess-
ful attempt to right her.
Messrs. ]. r. Cation and N S. Grcenaway arc
handsomely improving their residences on Co
lumbus street. Both houses will be raised one
story and stylish roof put thereon.
The Virginia Dental Association will hold its
eighteenth annual session ut Old Point Oh Mon
day next and the Southern Association on the
following day.
The weather bureau is considered hercabonts as
utterly unreliable. ho cyclone and the cold
wave did not put in IN appearance.
Tho republicans OF the First ward held 4 meet
ing last night at the residence o! MIR. c. w. Dear
born and organized ward club.
A called meeting of the Columbia Steam Fire
Engine Company will be held tonight.
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MEDICINAL.
T A D &C H T.

DR. C. W. BENSoN's CELERY AND CHAMO-
IL MILE PILLS arc prepared expressly to euro
Headaches and Nervous diseases, and will cure
any case Of either Sick, Nervous or Dyspeptic
Headache, Neuralgia, Nervousness, Slecplcssncss,
PARALYSIS or Indigestion, no matter how obstinate
or long standing the case may be- Price 80 cents
a box postage free 10 any address Sold by all
druggists. BESsoN CHEMICAL COMPANY, 521
North Howard street, Baltimore Md.
Dir. BENsoN'S SKIN CURE FOR ALL SKIN
DISEASES. aug20 oo1y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24
LOCAL NEWS.

re- Those who leave the city during the sum m
any length OF time, and the address changed as
often as desired The subscription price Is % c.s
per month, or at that rate for a greater OF 1883
time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24

THE VIRGINIA WHEAT RoP.-9'he wheat
crop is the poorest grown in this section OF
the State, at least, for many years. Inc
berry is small and licked up tightly on the
chaif; is threshed out by the machines with
difficulty and shows yield of about half
The usual quantity per acre. Receipts in this
market indicate the great necessity OF .
change of seed as they contain smuS, garlic,
rye, oats, and other foreign seeds, which
prevent the manufacturing of flour of high
grades. Corn is unusually promising AID
The acreage is much larger than last or iii.
deed for several years past.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24

ANOTHER Academia Manassas juno
ton, yesterday evening about two O'Clock,
"a collision occurred between an extra stock
train and material train on the Virginia
Midland road. which resulted in one Car
being smashed and one or two others of the
material train being slightly damaged. No
ono WAS hurt nor was the dnmnCe material.
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-sutscribers who fail to receive TIT lAzE 1s;s
regularly will please report such ia'iuro' " ''''
Office PROMPTLY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24

POLICE RRpoRT--I4ast night was cloudy
and mild with one prisoner and one ledger
at the station house. The only case for
trial at the Mayors Office this morning was
tina. of a young man, arrested by Officer
Franks, charged with being drunk and dis
orderly lie was fued 81.
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EXCURSIONS.
Special Saturday Evening Excursion
NORFOLK, FORT MONROE,
VIRGINIA BEACH, OCEAN VIEW,
pINEY POINT and

NORFOLK, FORT MONROE,
VIRGINIA BEACH. OCEAN VIEW,
PINEY POINT and
CORNFIELD IIARBOR
Palace steamer GEORGE LEARY, SATURDAY,
Aug. 81, 6 D. M, from Prince street wharf
Returning, leave Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company's wharf (only so feet from Virginia
Beach Railroad depot upon arrival of the train
from the Beach, ana from the Boston wharf at
4:50 p. III. Sunday, arriving in Alexandria at
G:30 Il. m. Monday.
To Norfolk and return, $3.50; to Fort Monroe
and return, $3.50; to Virginia Beach and return,
including dinner at Beach, ;Sa325; to Ocean View
and return, including dinner ut hotel, So 25; to
Fort Monroe and return, including breakfast ana
dinner ut Hygcia Hotel, $3.50
For other information apply TO
PHILIP 3. HOOE
iy15 IF Agent. Prince street wharf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24

Fer this section local showers, followcd by i"'f
weather. winds shifting TO northeriy, cooici'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24

Don't disgust everybody by hawking,
blowing aud splitting, but Use DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy and be cured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24

SAD ACCIDENT. The little two-year old
daughter OF Mr.. r. c. Slower, o! Broad Run,
Fanquier county, was yesterday drowned
in the mill race which runs through Mt.
Stover's farm, aud Just in the rear of his
honso This mikes the third child Mr..
Slower has lost in similar manner within
the pas; few years, and in his sad bereave-
ment he has the sympathy Of tho entire
community in which he lives and of all who
know him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24

) TT LATE ACCIDEET.--Thc main lac ~
mo ton wifh The accident early yesterI
9 morning GA the Virginia Mioiahu h9Ii
. in Buc;ley's cut, near Orange =. H.
90. published in The GAZETTE. Inc irtlSh'
train with which the passenger tram cot
Iidpd ras loaded with Steel rails. and II
heinz loo heavy for the engine, the con
dnctor Mr.. George Butler, upon arriving al
Ranidan Station concluded to section the
train. aud pull portion at time to Orange
/ G. Fl. Upon arriving at the latter place with
y mar. Of the train, it was agreed to send
the engine back to Rapidan for the remain
der as il was supposed there would he am
plc time to make the trip before tie north
bound passenger train could arrive. The
engine then proceeded back TO Raplaan,
leaving the conductor at Orange, where ne
was to deliver his orders. a sufficient time
having elapsed for the train to have return
ed, the conductor supposed that 1t had SIDE
tracked in order 10 allow the passenger
train TO pass, aud when the latter arrived
At Orange the conductor boarded the engine
with the intention Of returning TO the por-
lion of his train which he believed to he at
RapiGan. A short time after leaving Orange,
and when about to enter Buckley's cut,
Conductor Butler discovered the freight
train in the cut and running al rapid speed.
He instantly gave the alarm TO engineer
Larman and fireman Saunders, OF the pas
seaeer train, and after steam had been shut
oil and the engine reversed the trio jumped
for their lives. The two locomotives came
together with n crash and tho conclusion
WAS so great that engineer John Cook, of the
freight Train, was knocked through the cab
window Of his engine, but escaped with
some injuries, while fireman Washington
was mined against the boiler in an upright
position, severely scaided in various places
on the body, seriously cut about the head,
arms and back and otherwise injured, not,
however, it is considered fatally. 1t took
some time to extricate Mr.. Washington from
his pe,ilous position, which was finally ac-
complished however, ny the postal clerk OF
the passenger train who went to his assist
ance and worked heroically until he sue
ceedcd in removing the debris and re-
leasing him. Both locomotives we're bad
~ damaged, as were also the postal, bag.
gage and ono passenger car. The injured
persons were brought to their homes in this
city on the sos train last night in
charge OF Drs. Lewis, OF Culpeper,
and Allen, of Orange, and we're met
here By DIS. Arthur Snowdsn, OF Washing
ton and H. c. Powell, Of this city.
On the arrival OF the train with the wound
ed, Mr.. Washington was taken to his faith
er's residence, on upper Prince street, on
litter borne by Il number of Young friends.
The track WAS cleared by O'Clock yes
terday evening and trains have been run
Mug as usual since that time. Conductor
Butler, of the freight train, has been in Che
the company's employ for some years, and
this was tho first accident his train hiss ever
met with
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24
FOR SALE AND RENT.
A RAKE CHANCE.

At Private Sale.
First class slate-roof BUSINESS STAND with
DWELLING and Stable attached, situated on
Royal street exactly opposite the Market.
Also TWO-STORY BRICK DWELLING, in
good order, on the north side of Prince street. be-
tween Alfred and Patrick streets TWO SMALL
TENEMENTS in rear, fronting public alley.
SEVEN FRAME HOUSES on Columbus street,
bctween Wythe and Madison streets
BUILDING LOT fronting OH Columbus street
Sc feet, and running west 123 feet
LOT on Alfred street, between Wy the and Mad
;son streets, G6 feet front, and running east 1913
feet.
Also TWO FRAME DWELLINGS, six rooms
each, for rent.
Apply at 26 N. Royal street. aue23 I'm
SSroFFHousE FOR RENT:
| cflcr for rent my Siorehou in the town of
Paris, Fauquer county, Va, now occupied by J.
y. Button & CO. Possession given the LIST day of
October next. The house is new. large, complete
and commodious, and good stand for business.
The postofiice is kept in tho building. Cores.
pondence solicited. w. w. ROGERS.
Paris, Fauqucr CO., Va, aue1S If
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24

The love feast for the second quarter o. the
current conference year will be held in the NJ. E.
Church Thursday evening next at o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24
EDUCATIONAL.
ACADEMY


rbeautan Medical
Fauquie
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24

FoR RENT.
A FARM IN ALEXANDRIA COUNTY, VA,
one mile AMI half from Aqueduct and Long
bridges; one hundred and thirty acres of good
soil largo house and barns for twenty head of
stock fiuit of every variety in abundance Adj
dress F. L. W., Cos 14th street II. W., Washing
ton, ID. G. augG I'm
g. FOR PENTHOUSE No. II north Lee
ELI street.
je3O If j. Fl. d. SMOOT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24

PERsoNAL.-At the annual meeting Of
the American Institute Of Christian PhiIosc.
ply Gen G.. W. Gusts Lee was elected vice
president for Virginia.
Msssrs. w II. Smith, Henry Green and
V w. Power left this morning for II short
stay at Colonial Beach.
Mrs. J. 7. Rice is confined to her home by
severe attack of rheumatism.
Gen. c. w. G. Lee continues TO improve
aud is able to walk about his room at Ra
vensworth. his brotners home in Fairfax
county.
Miss Ida E. Epgland of this city, and
her brother, Mr.. James M. England, oi
Maryland, are visiting the Misses Brmmer
Of Fauquier county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24

BUSINESS GossIr.-The Norton Ship.
building Company of Virginia and West
Virginia, which owns all rights uEder the
Norton water ballast patent, from Mary-
land to Florida inclusive, has effected an
arrangement with Messrs Charles Reeder &
Sons of Baltimore, by which they have con-
tracted to build an iron steamer showing
the advantages of the Norton system when
adapted to passenger steamers. This vessel
will be about sixty feet long and fitted with
water and air chambers, and will be COM
pleted in about two months. Moreover,
this vessel will illustrate the system as APP
piled to steam life boats and steam pilot
boats, being of nearly the dimensions as such
boats should be. The company having no
plant except Tor building in wood at Alex
andria, Va, propose 20 construct their iron
YES ;c!s at Baltimore, where they are ena'
ble,l to take immediate advantage of the
foe facilities afforded at the works Of
Messrs. Reedar & Sons. The wooden yacht
and boats now in course of construction at
alexandria are in an advanced stage. The
life boat for thu United. States navy will he
finished next MONTH Washington Capital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-24

COUNTY RoADs-Yesterday Mr. II. w.
Hatch gave an exhibition of the workings
of new road machine in Alexandria coun
ty, which was witnessed by q number of
persons, all of whom pronounced it well
adapted for the construction of roads. Al.
exandria county, rs well as other localities.
by using such machines will be able to ;m-
prove their roads at half the cost of the old
methods.
Residents of the vicinity are discussing
the proposition to open up an avenue from
Fort Niger, in this county, TO Columbia
turnpike, coming out near the cross roads.
This will be let out to many who now
have much longer distance by round
about way to travel, enhance the value of
the land lying along and contiguous to the
new road, and will insure popular drive
to Fort Myer.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-16
CONIMUNICATIONs.
Something About Light.


 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Let there be light, and there was light. It was pronounced good. And it is written that ''the nations shall walk in the light of the city" This does not mean the light of the city of New Haven; much less does it mean the light of the campus of Yale college. Look, please, now while even moonshine is not there-not the glimmer of so good light that even to shadow the reality of light within the walls. Stop, don't go through that dark and dangerous ground, said my mentor to me the other night. High street and College street are perilous enough-the very darkest streets within the old nine squares. Look, as we pass; see those dark figures in outline standing along the fence by the roadside. They are the sentinels of evil, detectives on their own account, watching safe opportunities for crime. You may not know that the miserables harbor here, whose enterprise is deemed to be rewarded by occa- sional success. Science Cor what's so called, does not teach everything. But experience and observation to an attentive mind do teach that well-Eghted streets and hooks and cor ners, and college grounds we'll, make al most every citizen policeman, and even the robber himself in the dark might shout fol the police in the light. Let us have hgh and then we may hope for the maintenance of both liberty and law. OBSERVER.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-16
Wales, Heir.
From a London Letter.


 In everything except the indispensable tawny beard that falls like roll of dead gold silk to the extremity of massive chest, Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, models himself on Ouida's heroes He is as fond of nick hacks as a lady. His private apartments are the near est approach to the talented but vulgar au- thoress' ideal of young guardsman's rooms. He would not brush his hair otherwise than with an ivory-baeked brush to save his life. Eau de cologne and other perfumes have their place in his bath. To write note on paper that was not the triumph of the per fumer's art would, in his own imagination, be unworthy of his tastes and position. He has started in life in fact as an exquisite of the George " type; but luckily for himself and for the nation, he is preserved from some of the most objectionable traits of the "First Geutleman's" character by the sensl- tive shyness of his disposition. He differs praiseworthy desire to pay promptly for the iuxuries in which he indulges. Indeed he worries his attendants to worry his trades people to send in their bills sharp, and frets and fumes if the astute shopkeeper, alive to the value of having the future King of Eng land upon their books within decent limits, delay in delivering their accounts. Like his father, he gets his clothes and plenty of them from Poole. Prince Albert Victor's idea of digni6ed multi is a frock coat ard lavender or gray trousers. He seldom wears & cutaway coat, and even when travelling hardly ever appears in a suit of dittoes. On the whole he may be described as very stately end solemn young man.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-16

during his detention this sense of bitterness
 grew deeper. His constitution became shat
 tered and the disappointment of not reeeiv-
 ing change in his condition. From that day
 he could eat no food and on the 20th inst he
 died at the Melan hospital. This ill-fated
 man was a landowner of good means, being
 worth about e24, ,000. Latterly he conceived
 an abhorrence of his country on account of
 his countrymen, and he declared that he
 would spare no opportunity of revenging him.
 self for all the infamy cast upon him by the
 French judges. He drew up two wills at
 different periods by which he left his proper
 ty of Boissise to Germany, represented by the
 Crown Prince, with the object of establish
 ing there settlement of young Germans.
 The latest destructive worm that has at
 tracted attention is one that eats iron. Some
 time ago the greatest eonsternation existed
 among the engineers employed on the rail
 road at Hagen, Germany because of the ac-
 cidents occurring always at the same place,
 proving that some terrible defect must exist
 either in the material or the construction of
 the rails. The German government directed
 an inquiry to be made and a commission of surveillance to be formed for the purpose of maintaining constant watch at the spot where the accidents-one of them attended with loss of life-had occurred. It was not, however, until after six months had elapsed that the surface of the rails appeared to be eorroded, as if by acid, to the extent of one hundred yards. The rail was taken up and broken, and it was literally hollowed out by a thin gray worm, to which the qualification of ''railoverous" was assigned and by which name it is to be classed in natural history. The worm is said to be two centimeters in length and of the size of the prong of a silver fork in circumference. It is of light gray color, and on the head carries two little glands filled with corrosive secretion which is ejected every ten minutes upon the iron. This liquid renders the iron soft and spongy and of the color of rust, and it is then greed- fly deyoured by the insect. ''There is no ex- aggeration, says the official report of the commission, Gin the assertion that this crea- ture, for it's kind, is one of the most vora- cious kind, for it has devoured thirty-six kilogrammes of rail in fortnight"
Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-16
Tuesday, August I6, 1887.
TO TEMPERANCE REPUBLICANS.

TO TEMPERANCE REPUBLICANS.
 The anti saloon Republicans of Massachu- setts are at work. Among thsir number are such men as Henry L. Dawes, George F. Hoar, John D. Long, Rufus s. Frost, Edward Everett Hale. Daniel Dorchester, Elmer H. Capen, Heman Lincoln, Charles Carleton Luman T. Jefts, Charles A. Stott, George P. Ladd, Frederick Fosdick, Andrew J. Jen- nings, James F. Amy, Charles B. Rice, H. c. Greeley, E. A. Hall. These gentlemen have signed an address to ''the temperance Republicans" of Massachusetts, and in their address are some things which are we'll Worth the attention of those in other States who are interested in temperance.
 In this address the temperance Republi- cans of Massachusetts are told the plain truth that the prohibitory amendment which the third party professes especially to desire was only defeated in the legislature of this year by the votes of members elected through the efforts of the third party, and that the votes which brought it so near it's passage were those of the party which the prohibitionists have opposed and tried to defeat. And the
 
 that looking back over the progress of recent years, seeing that in Maine, Iowa and Kansas constitutional prohibition is success under Republican lead, and remembering that in our own commonwealth the great bulk of the Republican party is in sympathy with the temperance and anti-saloon movement, and has, as party, in the very last session of the legislature, arrayed itself on that side, it is not the part of wisdom, it is not in the in terest of the cause we all have at heart, to slaughter it, and thereby destroy the only agency by which we have had or are likely to l have any temperance legislation at all. A live party that 6oes something is better than theoretical one that does nothing but handi- cap it's friends and fortify the very enemy it fears. Is it not best to go in for practical results rather than to beat the air? Shall we not see to it, wherever possible in Republi- can constituency, that to caucus and conven- ton and to the Senate and the House there be sent temperance Republicanss If our third party friends, most of them in sympathy with the Republican party in it's political creed, it's splendid national history and the character of it's members, will, instead of standing aloof, come into it's primary meet- ings, join in influencing its selection of it's candidates and in electing them, and will put into that work half the zeal and activity which some of them, mistakenly we think, :, expend in defeating it and thereby in aiding the saloons by aiding into power it's ally, the Democratic party, they will alike promote I the cause they profess and secure that infu- ence over public sentiment which they cer- | tainly cannot secure either by isolation or by raising their hands against their own house. hold.
 This is common sense, and is just as good for the temperance Republicans of Connecti cut as for those of Massachusetts. The DO litical folly of the prohibitionists, especially in some of the New England States, has been lamentable.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-16
VOL. LV.
9rY 8pnds.
SECOND WEEK. Howe & StGtSOl. Offer During the 2d Week in August
Offer During the 2d Week in August

A new fresh line of White, Checked and Plaided Dress Lawns at 121ac. per yard, that are worth much more.
 Also new lines of large size Huck and Damask Towels, knotted fringes, at 25c eacn, that are a decided bargain.
 40 dozen pure linen ,bleached Napkins at ST per dozen worth $I.5o.
 50 dozen extra quality 5/8 Napkins at $1.5o worth $1.So.
 50 all linen 8-4 Damask Cloths, red borders, at $I each, would be cheap at $I.25; also Doylies to match at 95c per dozen,
 Just received, a new line of ladies' black fine Cotton Hose, at 2oc per pair, that are excel. lent value. Ladies black Lisle Hose, split feet, at 3715c per pair.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-16
SPECIAL VALUE.

In order. to give our employees a half holiday during the dog days" we shall close our store on all FRIDAYS in AUGUST at ? noon.
 In order to induce our GUS toners and the public generally to make their Friday purchases in the forenoon we shall offer